# Linux Qubic+Quai Idle Mining Tutorial

**1.  Acquire sub-account**

In order to earn quai, one must mine to a sub-account. Head over to [https://www.apool.io ](https://www.apool.io/)to finish email registration. 

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Apool will allocate a sub-account automatically under your name.  Check out your sub-account name in 'My miners' page.

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&#x20;**2. Download the mining software**

* Download link：<https://github.com/apool-io/ThirdMiner/releases>

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* Extract the file with the comand：

```
tar zxf apoolminer_linux_qubic_quai_idle_mining_v3.5.0

.tar.gz
```

**4. Modify the configuration file miner.conf and change the account to your own.**

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If you need to adjust other parameters, remove the # comment and modify the corresponding values according to the parameter description.

```
algo=qubic_quai
account=CP_XXX
pool=qubic.asia.apool.io:4334
pool-quai=quai.hk.apool.io:3335

worker = my_worker
#cpu-off = true
#thread = 1
#gpu-off = true
```

**6.Run and shutdown**

* #### Select the execution script according to your needs

- [ ] &#x20;<mark style="color:red;">Manually operated Start command</mark>

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* If you do not need to automatically upgrade apoolminer, you can execute the run.sh script

```
bash run.sh
```

**7.** View miner log

```
tail -f qubic_quai.log
```

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**8.**&#x73;hutdown miner command

```
pkill apoolminer
```

**9. Watch the Statistics and earn Qubic+Quai on Apool**

<https://www.apool.io/myMiner>